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Thursday, January 3, 2019

Flu Prevention 101 - #GetVaccinated #FightFlu @DonnaFaz

According
to the Center for Disease Control, the best thing you can do to prevent
contracting seasonal flu is to get the flu vaccine. However, the vaccine doesn’t
always work. My husband and I were both vaccinated, and as I write this
article, I am healthy while he is in bed with the flu. But I still believe the
vaccine helped him; he is beginning to feel better at day five of the virus and
the average sick time for the flu is ten to fourteen days so the vaccine seems
to have shortened his illness somewhat.

The CDC
offers a list of other things you can do to avoid the flu.

1.Avoid
close contact with those who have the flu.

2.Stay
home when you are sick.

3.Cover
your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.

4.Wash
your hands often!

5.Avoid
touching your eyes, mouth, or nose.

6.Clean
and disinfect surfaces in the home, at work, and at school.

If you’d
like to read more, you can find the CDC’s full recommendations here.

Do you have any home remedies for flu, colds, and coughs? I have heard that drinking hot lemonade helps. I'd appreciate any suggestions you might have.

Wishing
you a healthy New Year!

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We got our flu shots this year, and so far so good. My poor hands are chapped from washing. I keep putting on lotion, but the next thing you know I have to wash them. I'm glad to be home and cold and flu free after traveling for Christmas. Planes are a known place to contract viruses. I carry a pack of sanitizing wipes with me now, and I wipe down the tray table because tests have shown it to be one of the worst places for germs on the plane.

Great advice! I've been getting flu shots ever since my son was young because if his asthma. But he'allergic and can't take it. I've had it every year. The year, I didn't get it, I had a 106.5 temp and four months later, I had a seizure. Thanks for the post.